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Testimonial for Cristine
I met Cristine through her HeyPeers group, Unlock the Psych Ward Doors — Peer Support for Psychiatric Harm, Psychiatric Incarceration, Societal Constructs, and Oppressive Mental Health Systems. I had a singular experience as a voluntary psychiatric hospital patient. My experience there was a bad one due to another patient who was very intimidating. I was fearful the entire time I was there, and my anxiety ended up being worse than it was before I went there.
I came to Cristine’s group to hear the experiences of others and was quite startled by the horrific treatment that many people have received in psychiatric hospitals.
Cristine is a most compassionate person and truly understands the trauma that people have experienced. She listens, gives excellent feedback, and is a true advocate for people with mental illness. I have learned a great deal from her about things I never imagined were going on. Cristine gives of herself in a remarkable way by sharing her life experiences and providing us with a safe place to discuss these things.
I feel that anyone can benefit from this group, even those who have not experienced mental illness or psychiatric incarceration. There is much to be learned and understood in this area by the general public. There are things going on that people simply do not know about. There are also people working in the mental healthcare field who should not be there.
I am grateful that I found this group. Otherwise, I would not know how awful involuntary psychiatric incarceration can be. This has given me a burden for such people, and I pray daily for them to be set free—free from sin and condemnation through Jesus Christ, free and healed from mental illness, and free from mental incarceration so that they may live a free life in the world.
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Testimonial for Cristine
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